Plant-sprinkler



(No Model.)

D. T. MERRICK, W. T. GOYLE 83 W. L. BAILEY.

PLANT SPRINKLER.

N0.`306,508. Patented Oct. 14, 1 8'84.

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A ftoi ny Unrrnn ATENT rrihet' DAVID THOMAS MERRIGK AND W'ALTER TURNBULL GOYLE, OF MERRICK, AND XVILLIAM LOBIN BAILEY, OF SIMMESPORT, LOUISIANA.

PLANT SPRNKLER.

SPBCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,508, dated October 1%, 1884:

.Application filed March 1, 1884.

To all whom it mal/y concern:

Be it known that we, DAVID T. MERRICK and WALTER T. COYLE, citizens of the United States, and residents of the town of Merrick,

5 'parishof Pointe Coupee, and W'M. L. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sinnnesport",` in the parish of Avoyelles, and State of Lonisiana, have invented a certain 'new and useful Improvement in Plant-Sprink IO lers; and we do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a sprnkling-wag- 1 on having a box or reservoir for containing poisonous liquid, the said reservoir provided with agitators, which are connected with the axle of the wagon, as hereinafter described, so that the movement of the wagon will operate 2o the agitators, by which neans the liquid is thoroughly mixed before and as it is being discharged th erefroin.

, In the acconpanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of our machine, and Fig.

2 a vertical crosssection of certain parts thereoi". i

The letter A designates a box or reservoir, which is secured to longitudinal tiinbers B, carrying journal-boxes O, in which the axle of the wheels D operate. One end of the box A is provided with a pair of vertical guides or slides, cc', between which operates a sliding head, f, to which notion is irnparted through a rod, 71, and crank I, the latter keyed or otherwise secured to the projecting end of the axle, as shown. The sliding head aforcsaid has also connected therewith a pair of links,

e' i', the nppcr ends of which are pivoted to the onter ends of cranks l: liz', that are seenred to (No model.)

connects with a horizontal perforated pipe, q,

which is secured to the rear end of the nachine in any desired nanner. The pipe 19 has astop-valve fitted therein, said valve provided 5 5 with a stern, r, having an arni, s, the end of which is connected by a link, t, with an operating-lever, U, the handle of which extends forward within reach of the driver.

Having described our invention, what we o claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a plant-sprinklcr, the liquid-receptacle A, provided with Suspended paddles m m' and the guides e c', in conbination with the sliding head j" and means, substantially as described, for connecting the latter with the paddle-shai`ts and axlc-crank, 'for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we al'lix our signat'res in presence oi' two witnesses.

DAVID THOMAS MEBRIGK. WALTER TURNBULL OOYLE. \VILLIAM LOltlN BAILEY.

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